Bootstrapping DevTools with Michael Christofides

Michael Christofides is the co-founder of pgMustard, a Postgres tool that speeds up your journey from knowing which query is a problem to working out what can be done about it. The aim of pgMustard is to build a small, sustainable business that is the best at what it does. pgMustard recently celebrated their 100th subscriber - so they are well on their way! Michael also consults, talks at conferences and writes about Postgres performance.

What we cover

(00:41): Could you tell us a bit about where pgMustard is right now and what your focuses are at the moment? 
(01:22): Could you tell us a bit about what you're currently doing in terms of growth and, what's keeping you up at night at the moment with pgMustard? 
(02:47): One of the things that I’ve noticed when I go to the pgMustard website, is that you’re very ethical. There’s no small print, everything is as kind as it could be. Is that something you’ve consciously gone after? 
(04:22): Let's say some founders are considering this. Has there been any tangible benefits that could persuade them to become whiter than white?

(06:52): You have previously worked as a Head of Customer Success at a big, what could be described as a DevTools, startup GoCardless. Do you think this is where some of your approach came from?

(09:42): Stepping back from pgMustard, what has and hasn't worked in terms of growth?

(14:09): Are there any kind of general lessons that you would give to maybe yourself starting again? Or another DevTools founder?

(19:54): How can people learn more about you and about pgMustard?

Guest links

Twitter: @michristofides
Site link: https://www.pgmustard.com